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equilateral (dict)
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EquilateralIn geometry, an equilateral polygon has all sides of the same length. By definition a square is always equilateral (see also rectangle): x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x This triangle is also equilateral: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Any n-sided polygon which has n sides of equal length can be considered an equilateral. Not all equilaterals are convex geometric shapes: consider that for a pentagon two adjacent sides can be reflected in the line segment joining the two extreme vertices.
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